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How to Win Karthus vs Milio Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Milio

How to Beat Milio as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Support

How to Beat Milio as Karthus

based on 1,088 Karthus vs Milio matchups
Win Rate
42 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Milio as Karthus resulted from an evaluation of 1088 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Karthus is forced to battle against Milio in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Milio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a pathetic job of countering Milio. On average, he wins a lowly 42.0% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Karthus against Milio matches, Karthus’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Milio.

Best Karthus vs Milio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionStormsurgeShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Karthus to level upq
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Second ability for Karthus to level upe
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Last skill for Karthus to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Milio as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Milio

Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.

Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.

Advice to Win Against Milio

Catching Milio with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Milio.

Milio's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Karthus vs Milio Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
42 %
VS
Win Rate
58 %
Milio Image
5.9
< Kills >
0.9
7
< Deaths >
4.1
8.5
< Assists >
15.9
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.12
85
< Minions Killed >
27
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.25
< Inhibitors >
0.7
220
< Physical Damage >
857
26,445
< Magic Damage >
3,898
1,812
< True Damage >
285
28,478
< Damage Dealt >
5,040
28,339
< Damage Taken >
16,525
12,126
< Gold Earned >
8,315
0.99
< Towers >
2.51
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,410
< Total Healing >
10,373
14,111
< Experience >
10,995
18
< Vision Score >
60
7
< Wards Placed >
25
213
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Milio with Karthus in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Karthus vs. Milio matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Milio’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Milio. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in killsdeaths.

Karthus usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Milio. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Milio

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Milio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Milio

Who is Better, Karthus or Milio?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when playing against Milio, with a 42.0% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a poor counter to Milio.

While Karthus does have a much lower winrate than Milio, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Milioas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Karthus has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Milio. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Milio matchups, Milio is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Karthus is a trash counter to Milio. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Milio.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Milio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Milio as Karthus, we analyzed 1,088 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Milio as Karthus comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus to counter Milio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often picks up much more CS compared to Milio. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Karthus versus Milio build include Malignance, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Milio than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 42.0% battling Milio with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Milio as Karthus, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Karthus vs Milio face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 42.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Milio as Karthus are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.